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Book IX, 822: On a Dish with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
This is the silver heaven where the Moon gazes on the Sun, full herself of his reflected splendour, while on either side the fixed stars and the planets that move contrary to them work the whole fortune of the race of men.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 822: On a Dish with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/674/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 822: On a Dish with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/674/.
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